Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-25
THE COURT RKOOKB.

Court of Common PIeas-CtViI Side
 Judge StudleY.
 In the civil side of the Court of ComrHon Pleas yesterday Judge Studley rendered judgment in the case of Charles Mann Jacob Mann for plaintiff to recover $221 .55 due him account
 ENTITLED TO $4S.n4.
 In the case of Joseph Beck of Elizabeth, J., William Steinicke, suit to recover liquor bill, Judge Studey decided that plaintiff was entitled to $4s.O4 and entered judgment for that amount.
 Probate Court-JudGe Robertson.
 An important will contest begun in the Pro bate court yesterday mo rnng. It is over the last will and testament of the late Mary A. Monson widow of the late Alfred s. Menson. Mrs. Monson died in April of the current year, her husband AL fred Monson, having died in 1872. The deceased, Mary Ann Monsen, resided at No. 145 Elm street and one of her sons, Charles Clayton Monson, and family resided with her. The administrator of the estate is Judge Luzon B. Morris, who appeared in the Probate csurt yesterday morning with the will. He ready to have the will duly approved, but eminent counsel present to oppose. Ex-Alder- man Frank A. Monson was the only heir to favor probate of the will, and his cause was championed by Judge Luzon B. Morris and John W. filling. In behalf of Charles c. Monson and Alfred A. Monsoon sons of the deceased, and the children of Sarah P Dale, deceased daughter, Simeon E. Bald win, ex-Gov. Ingersoll and John s. Beach. The testatrix provided in her will that her furni ture works of art and sverware should be divi- ded equally between Frank A. and Charles O. divided equally between Frank A, Charles c. and Alfred A. Monson. She also provided that what
 money to Frank A. and Charles c. Monson during | her life should not be treated as advancementS, property at her death The children of the late
 Mrs, Dale: daughter of the testatrix, are ignored l in the will.
 The morning spent principally in the pre- liminary work of the trial John c. Hollister and
 the deceased sign the will, and then Mrs. Charles c. Monson testified that at the time the will was
 broken down in health, and incompetent to make
 such document The amount 3o @ of property nvolv- During the afternoon many more witnesses were ! examined Mrs Charles c. Monson was the first witness who testified that wanted the will broken ! or not admitted to probate.
 M Mrs: Sally Wilson, an aged eolored servant who
 years, testified that Mrs Monson had often express
 of her affairs She told her that her son Frank and | Judge Morrls were managing her property and she
 could not get all the information she wanted about 1 Rose Galligan, another domestic of long resi- dence with the Monson family, stated that in her I opinion Mrs Monson was of unsound mind. Charles Monson. brother-in-law of the deceased, ! nesses given during the afternoon | The hearing will undoubtedly last for, three or | City Court Criminal Side Judge ThOmpsOn. Vagrancy-John H. King, $7.SS costs 10 days in
 M Murdock, $5 F costs f5 days in jail; John Lighe, Breach of the peace-John Wiseley. continued to
 May 25.
 May Ms60per s6. '0HOu''-A'0nAf0 0raS' o0n'inueo to
 Resisting officer-James Moran, s5 fine, s5.4a | costs.
 Court Notes. Judge Deming yesterday afternoon heard the
 case of George w. Looms vs. L. D. Moss in the | civil side of the Court of Common Pleas. HAND. Peter Reynolds and his wife Bridget were arrest ed yesterday afternoon capias issued by Judge
 Thompson because they did not appear in court | yesterday morning, though summoned. They l were locked up.
 FAILURE TO REDEEM MORTGAGE. 1 The suit of James King vs. J. E. Russell was on ! trial in the civil side of the Court of Common Pleas yesterday. This is a which has arisen from the failure of the defendant to redeem a l mortgage property he sold to the plaintiff. there was mortgage, and was paid the full value should redeem the mortgage. Owing to the failure | to do this the suit was brought
 NOTED WATERBURY CASE. The jury at the Superior court of Waterbury
 yesterday returned verdict for the defendants on each of the seven counts on the of the Butte Hardware company vs. Wallace 6 King, of which
 Thongs b WaGe of & ooo the real @ defend for supplies furnished the Belle Silver and Copper
 come interested in the Belle mine the property of the Belle company had been attached by the hold
 stock of the mine 2o2 900 shares had been pledged
 collateral and security for the payment of $6O
 GOO borrowed by c. T. Meeder of Butte City, owner of the 202 600 shares
 The case occupied nearly ten days and was of | much interest as it only one of series of five
 suits bending against MT Wallace and predicated
 on the same facts involving nearly $500O0 Counsel for plaintiffs Andrew Hanaersley of New York and Webster & O'Neill of Waterbury. Ex-Con- gressman Kellogg and J. P. Kellogg, of this city were for the defense.
 JUSTICE PONDS DECISION Justice Walter Pond has decided that G. & Graves claim that Willis Hemingway s bill against ! him was outlawed was not good and decrees that Hemingway may recover.
 BRIDGEPORT MURDERER Jake Brown has been indicted for murder in the first degree at Bridgeport. The trial was set down for yesterday morning. Owing to sickness of his | counsel D. B. Lockwood, the case was continued to the September term of the Superior court Charles W. Whippe's trial, who murdered Will | liam H. Adams last fall has also been continued